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Spatially modulated magnetic structures in thin films

Condensed Matter 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

The axial next-nearest neighbour Ising (ANNNI) model is studied for thin films of up to L=10L= 10 layers, with a distinct phase diagram for each film thickness. The systematics of the ordered phases, as obtained from mean-field theory, Monte Carlo simulations, and low temperature expansions, is discussed. Results are compared to those for the ANNNI model in the limit LL \longrightarrow \infty.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0010148,
  title  = {Spatially modulated magnetic structures in thin films},
  author = {W. Selke and D. Catrein and M. Pleimling},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0010148},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

7 pages, 4 figures included, submitted to Journal of Physics A